Rump Parliament

American  

noun

English History.

1. the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.

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Rump Parliament British  

noun

1. English history the remainder of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge. It sat from 1648–53

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Example Sentences

The so-called Rump Parliament sat in almost continual session, refused to stand for re-election and sought to strip Cromwell of his position as commander-in-chief.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2015

The members of the Rump Parliament, the earlier 'secluded' members, the Presbyterians, the Independents under Lambert, the Royalists, and smaller parties, were all working for their own ends.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

During his so-called Protectorate the country was under the control of the army of the Commonwealth or of that "Rump Parliament" which represented nothing but itself.

From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)

They did not number sixty; they became the mere tool of the Parliamentary or People's army and were called in derision the "Rump Parliament."

From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)

Doubtless his musketeers would have dealt with the convention as they had done with the Rump Parliament, had it not fallen to pieces through its own dissensions.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles